The world of ‘fitness’ is fickle at times with new types of classes fading as fast as they appeared to blossom. For my latest offering, I decided to go with a class which has stood the test of time, shows no signs of fading into the distant past and remains the...

Forgive me for taking a momentary trip down memory lane, but I remember my mother going to a ‘keep fit’ class. It was, in fact all that was on offer. A generic term, granted, and these classes were a little samey. If you could master a grapevine step, you...

Let’s be honest. It’s been a while. You’re more familiar with callanetics than cross fit, the best you can pull up is your own jeans and the last time you performed anything close to a squat was the day you were caught short on the back road to the coast? It happens...

I’ve recently started to swim again. It’s never been my favourite activity and I lack good technique with front crawl but in fact, I’m loving it! It’s a great way to really stretch out whilst being weightless and I can feel the benefit in my shoulders already....

We often hear it said, a strong mind is a strong body, we also hear that a strong body is a strong mind? In my experience, it works both ways. However, if you face challenges with fitness, you need to develop the right mindset to make changes in your body. A strong...

I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. In many ways, it is a great time to consider making changes, there is a communal sense of renewal and new beginnings – a brand new year! Sadly, statistics show us that by mid-February, a mere 8% of us are still on...